Skype has started a new promotion in the form of a competition for business users. All you need to do is tell Skype your business story and how it integrates and uses Skype to make day-to-day operations easier.

The competition is open to all businesses and will be judged separately for EMEA, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region. Within each region there will be three prizes which break down as follows:

First Prize
Wins a Skype for Business consultancy service with a Skype for Business employee offering a bespoke solution for their business. The package will include a Business Control Panel account and Skype products up to the value of €1000. Products on offer will include Skype Credit to purchase any pay as you go features, online numbers or subscriptions in addition to Skype Certified hardware products.

Second Prize
A Business Control Panel account with €200 of Skype Credit and up to €300 of Skype Certified hardware products.

Third prize
A Business Control Panel account with €100 of Skype Credit and up to €100 of Skype Certified hardware products.

Matthew’s Opinion
In order to have a chance of winning this your business has to already have a serious interest and reliance on Skype. Saying that, if you are already in that position the first prize is going to be quite tempting.

Business control panel basically allows you to control your entire company’s communications from one place and for each employee. You also get reports generated automatically, easy credit updates per employee, and you can qualify for tax credit because you’re a business. You also get the main Skype features for voice, video, IM, SMS, and conferencing.

Skype says it reserves the right to check eligibility, which means any business submissions that seem too good to be true will likely receive communication from Skype management before judging begins. There is nothing to stop someone submitting a business description that doesn’t actually exist in the real-world after all.